| Virgil's Epic Technique |
| PREFACE TO THE 1ST EDITION |
| PREFACE TO THE 2ND EDITION |
| PREFACE TO THE 3RD EDITION |
| TRANSLATORS' NOTE |
| PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION |
 | PART I |
 | 1— The Fall of Troy |
| 2— The Wanderings of Aeneas |
| 3— Dido |
| 4— The Games |
| 5— Aeneas in Latium |
| PART II |
| 1— The Creative Method |
| 2— Invention |
| 3— Presentation |
| 4— Composition |
| • | 1— Unity: Beginning and Ending |
| • | 2— The Whole and the Parts |
| • | 3— Catalogues |
| • | 4— Sequences of Scenes |
| • | 5— Unity of Person |
| • | 6— Unity of Each Book |
| • | 7— Unity of the Whole Work |
| • | 8— Organization of the Whole Work |
| • | 9— Simplification |
| • | 10— Variation |
| • | 11— Enrichment |
| 5— Virgil's Aims |
| Notes |
| INDEX OF NAMES AND topICS |